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Rankine   /rˈæŋkˌaɪn/   Listen
Rankine

noun
1.
A unit of temperature on the Rankine scale.



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... the velocity of the current in m. per sec. Taking V 1, and S 1 sq. m., which is by no means an impracticable quantity, we have T 0.328 H.P. per sq. m. We may check this result by the equation given, in English measures, by Rankine—"Applied Mechanics," p. 398—for the pressure of a current upon a solid body immersed in it. This equation, F 1.8 m A v squared / 2g, where m is the weight of a unit of volume of the fluid—say 62 lb.—A is the area ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 • Various


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